Saturday, 2 May 2015

SEFA
Organic is an initiative that promotes the use and production of
organic and natural health products.

The Headquarters is located at Plot 56, Bombo Road on KALMAX Building – near Wandegeya (opposite YMCA). There is a branch on Get - in
- House, William Street next to Church House behind Crane Bank, and also in
Masaka on Kwewaayo Building.

We are operational in all areas of
Uganda and subsequent branches shall be opened in all regions in the country
where possible. Currently, we have Monthly Community Outreach Programs in
Mityana, Buwama, Kanoni, Lyantonde and Nakaseke.

Vision:

To become the leading Ugandan Herbal Medicine
Dealer.

Mission:

To tackle health problems among Ugandans at a
low cost rate while eliminating long term side effects.

In the 10 years of
existence, we have achieved a lot in terms of experience.

We have two Awards
for our achievements; have showcased our products on different platforms including
both local and international exhibitions.

The Outlook of the Reception area at Sefa Organic Headquarters

We
command the biggest share of the market and the highest respect among our
competitors.

A few of the Medicinal products at Sefa Organic

So many people
continue to testify about SEFA Organic services, and this goes to show that we have influenced
a sizable number of people directly or indirectly about the use of herbal
medicine in Uganda.

A Variety of Products

We have acquired
professional friends that have helped intensify research for product
quality/substitution and innovation.

We have trained
quite a good number of professionals and enthusiasts that have gone ahead in
starting their own establishments basing on the knowledge and experience
acquired. Many other players have also joined herbal business after witnessing
the successes of SEFA as a positive model.

Progress has been registered in authenticating our remedies with the National Drug Authority
and packaging has greatly been improved compared to the way it was previously
done.

We continue to
change the lives and knowledge of people through our sensitization programs
that aired on Radio, T.V and published in Newspapers.

We
continue to work
tirelessly harder to be the leading producers of herbal medicine. We
have an Architectural Impression of a fully fledged production unit and
Clinical Laboratory.

Some of the herbal medicine gardens

We started a herbal
garden and it is will open soon to the public for herbal identification,
demonstration purposes, picnics and to students especially Botanists that will
have a hands-on experience.

As we celebrate the
10 years, we have organized a text book entitled “ENSULO Y’OBULAMU” – a
detailed handbook covering extensively selected herbal species and ailments. It
is bilingual; English and Luganda with graphical representations.

We want to thank
all those that have stood with us throughout this period, including our dedicated
clients, well wishers partners and our competitive friends.

Staff Resources

SEFA boasts of over
50 employees, professional and support staff, stationed and outsourced. These
include medical practitioners, laboratory technicians, research scientists,
botanists and knowledgeable indigenous personalities.

With such a
workforce of skilled and energetic staff, we have the capacity to identify,
diagnose and isolate ailments and attend to them in a designated way.

We have a fully
equipped ultra-sound scan and laboratory that enables our specialist doctors to
diagnose complicated ailments.

From our practice,
and based on experience and testimonies, it is absolutely true that most, if
not all ailments can best be cured using herbal remedies with or without the
combination of conventional medicine.

This is evident
mainly with degenerative health problems which in full context are seen to be
caused by lifestyle, environmental, psychological and physiological factors and
include diabetes, Allergies, auto immune problems such as rheumatoid arthritis,
etc.

Herbs have adequate
ingredients that work with wholesomeness to help in regeneration of body cells,
nourish internal organs, disarm pathogens and boost immune systems. However, it
requires lots of practice and ingenuity to formulate effective herbal remedies
that tackle complicated health problems.

We are
accomplishing this by engaging in repetitive research and carry out both lab
and clinical trials. Research is done systematically by identifying the
medicinal herb by a team of specialist botanists, analyse its phytochemistry,
combine herbs that have a synergetic interaction, determine mode of extraction
that will enable preserve all of the ingredients and subject them to randomized
clinical trials.

We publish the
usefulness of these herbs including toxicity and precaution to our clients to
enable them to appreciate nature and carry out first aid, supplements and
conserve the gems. Most of these findings are documented online, i.e. the
website, and social media outlets.

We also have a
weekly radio talk show on CBS 88.8 on Saturday at 7.15am. This talk show helps
us interact with the masses to get feedback both positive and negative to help
us regulate our services regularly.

Constraints faced by Sefa Organic

Like any other
profession, we also face constraints but our determination and focus always
helps us overcome them.

They include
clashes with the conventional medical practitioners who are misinformed by the
usefulness of herbs, they always paint a negative picture about our practices
but we do as much as we can to disprove them with evidence based documentation.

There is a bias
among our communities who always associate natural medicine with traditional
witch doctors, this notion has made the public reluctant to use herbal medicine
but we never tire to educate them.

Deforestation,
swamp reclamation and extensive practices on land use have threatened the
extinction of herbs. This makes harvesting extremely difficult especially when
you need these medicinal plants in high volumes. We have however advocated for
sensitization programs, use out-growers and setting up herbal gardens to solve
this issue. This has increased the cost of production.

There is constant
need to educate the public as regards efficacy and safety of these herbal
remedies and most times this consumes both time and money – very scarce
resources.